Lister Hill Sworn into Senate

Lister Hill, right, of Alabama is sworn into the U.S. Senate by Vice Pres. John Nance Garner in 1938 to fill the seat of Hugo Black, who had been appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dixie Bibb Graves filled the seat vacated by Black for five months prior to Hill's election.

Lister Hill being sworn into the U.S. Senate
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Lister Hill being sworn into the U.S. Senate